| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve 12 | Ferrari | 59 | 1:52:17.734 | 9.00 |
| 2 | René Arnoux 16 | Renault | 59 | 1:53:06.521 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi 3 | Tyrrell | 59 | 1:53:10.933 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Elio De Angelis 18 | Shadow | 59 | 1:53:48.246 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck 9 | ATS | 59 | 1:53:58.993 | 2.00 |
| 6 | John Watson 7 | McLaren | 58 | - | 1.00 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi 14 | Fittipaldi | 54 | - | - |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet 6 | Brabham | 53 | Transmission | - |
| DNF | Derek Daly 33 | Tyrrell | 52 | Spun off | - |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter 11 | Ferrari | 48 | Tyre | - |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese 29 | Arrows | 44 | Suspension | - |
| DNF | Alan Jones 27 | Williams | 36 | Wheel | - |
| DNF | Marc Surer 22 | Ensign | 32 | Engine | - |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni 28 | Williams | 29 | Accident | - |
| DNF | Ricardo Zunino 5 | Brabham | 25 | Spun off | - |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille 15 | Renault | 24 | Engine | - |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay 8 | McLaren | 20 | Engine | - |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg 20 | Wolf | 20 | Accident | - |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier 4 | Tyrrell | 18 | Accident | - |
| DNF | Mario Andretti 1 | Lotus | 16 | Gearbox | - |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann 2 | Lotus | 6 | Spun off | - |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite 26 | Ligier | 3 | Spun off | - |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx 25 | Ligier | 2 | Spun off | - |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli 35 | Alfa Romeo | - | Spun off | - |
| DNQ | Vittorio Brambilla 36 | Alfa Romeo | - | - | - |
| DNQ | Jochen Mass 30 | Arrows | - | - | - |
| DNQ | Jan Lammers 17 | Shadow | - | - | - |
| DNQ | Héctor Rebaque 31 | Rebaque | - | - | - |
| DNQ | Alex Ribeiro 19 | Fittipaldi | - | - | - |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario 24 | Merzario | - | - | - |
